Zheng Nianru went from being a Commandery Princess who could be killed at any moment to the position of the Empress Dowager, wielding power over the world. What she couldn't accept was that she didn't end up with a good fate. However, Zheng Nianru thought that no one would have been able to save Nanzheng State.
Yet, she was reborn and, having deeply reflected upon her pain, also considered several past mistakes. Firstly, she should not have married down into the family of Ju Nanyi, a man with a narrow mind who came from a minor house, who only thought about romantic affairs and entangled with her in desperate affection, incapable of assisting Nanzheng. Secondly, she should not have killed everyone in Qiandao Temple, which was the spiritual pillar of the people of Nanzheng State. After all, there were better ways, weren't there, like seduction? Thirdly, she should not have been so confident that the monarch of the neighboring country would fall at her feet, nor should she have trusted the promise of that fickle neighboring monarch, which led to years of drawn-out conflict between the two states.
Um, Zheng Nianru felt she was not wrong. She just wanted to live well and to be a good Empress Dowager. Since she had the chance to live again, why did she have this chance? Could it be that she was expected to once again turn Nanzheng State upside down?

Zheng Haoyuan felt guilty when questioned, his gaze slightly averted, his mind in turmoil. What did that mean? What did she tell him, he...


The young man remembered his older female cousin who had once told him, every word clear as a bell, but when spoken aloud, it sparked in him a great interest in the Northern Meng Savage.


But how could his cousin be a bad person? How could she possibly covet something from the Wen Family? She just knew, it must have been a coincidence.


The next moment, Zheng Haoyuan thought, if Noble Consort Wen found out it was his cousin who told him about the Northern Meng Savage, would his cousin then be in danger?


"I, I overheard my uncle's conversation by chance," Zheng Haoyuan said, averting his gaze out of guilt, not looking at Noble Consort Wen.


Noble Consort Wen, upon hearing this, didn't know whether to believe him or not. Clearly, Zheng Haoyuan was avoiding something. Was it because he feared her scolding for eavesdropping?


Chapter 431 - Chapter 410: Second Update